2020 Coordinators/Chairpersons  

                                

Metropolis Coordinator

Rev. Fr. Demetrios Kazakis

St. Nicholas Church
200 Great East Neck Road
West Babylon, NY 11704
Phone: (631) 587-1150 CH (631) 358-2850 Cell

METROPOLIS FESTIVAL:

Date: Cancelled
Host Parish: Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church
Address: Brooklyn, NY
Host Priest: Rev. Fr. Gerasimos Makris
Phone: (718) 836-3587
 
Event Chairperson: Connie Mastorakis
Phone: (917) 592-3287

DISTRICT FESTIVALS:

District I

Date: Cancelled
Host Parish: Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church
Address: Brooklyn, NY
Host Chairperson: TBD
Email: TBD
Phone: TBD

           

Churches in this District are:

  • Brooklyn:
    • Holy Cross
    • Kimisis Tis Theotokou
    • Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral
    • Three Hierarchs
  • Manhattan & Bronx:
    • Annunciation
    • Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
    • Sts. Anargyroi
    • St. Barbara
    • St. Eleftherios
    • Sts. George & Demetrios
    • St. George Tropeoforos
    • St. Gerasimos
    • St. John the Baptist
    • St. Petros the Apostle Church
    • St. Spyridon
    • Zoodochos Peghe
  • Queens:
    • Astoria: St. Demetrios Cathedral / St. George-St. Catherine
    • Corona: Transfiguration
    • Flushing: St. Nicholas Shrine
    • Jackson Heights: Sts. Constantine & Helen
    • Jamaica: St. Demetrios           
    • Whitestone: Holy Cross
    • Rockland County:
      • West Nyack: Sts. Constantine & Helen
    • Staten Island: 
      • Holy Trinity & St. Nicholas
    • Westchester County: 
      • New Rochelle: Holy Trinity
      • Rye: Church of Our Savior                 
      • Yonkers: Prophet Elias

District II

Date: Cancelled
Host Parish: Holy Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church
Address: Brookville, NY
Host Chairperson: TBD
Email: TBD
Phone: TBD
Host Chairperson: TBD
Email:TBD
Phone:TBD
 

Churches in this District are:

  • Long Island:
    • Blue Point: St. John
    • Brookville: Church of the Holy Resurrection
    • Greenlawn: St. Paraskevi
    • Hempstead: St. Paul
    • Hicksville: Holy Trinity
    • Island Park: Kimisis Tis Theotokou
    • Mattituck-Transfiguration of Christ
    • Merrick: St. Demetrios
    • Port Jefferson: Assumption
    • Port Washington: Archangel Michael
    • Southampton: Kimisis Tis Theotokou
    • Wantagh-St. Markella
    • West Babylon: St. Nicholas

District III

Date: Cancelled
Host Parish: Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Church
Address: Stamford, CT
Host Chairperson: Anastasia Valassis
Phone: 516-582-0830
 

Churches in this District are:

  • Connecticut:
    • Bridgeport:  Holy Trinity
    • Bristol:  St. Demetrios
    • Danbury:  Assumption
    • Hartford:  St. George
    • New Britain:  St. George
    • New Haven: St. Basil the Great
    • Norwalk:  St. George
    • Orange:  St. Barbara   
    • Stamford:  Annunciation
    • Stamford: Archangels
    • Waterbury:  Holy Trinity
  • Hudson Valley New York:
    • Albany:  St. Sophia
    • Garrison: St. Basil Chapel
    • Kingston:  St. George
    • Newburgh: St. Nicholas
    • Poughkeepsie: Kimisis Tis Theotokou
    • Schenectady: St. George
    • Troy: St. Basil

District IV

The churches in this district often host a combined parish festival and coordinate directly with one another to select the date. If you have questions, contact: Fr. Demetrios Lee with the Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen at 240-389-1366.  

Churches in the District are:

  • Washington, DC
    • Sts. Constantine and Helen
    • St. Sophia Cathedral

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